Strategic Director, ERM Projects & Risk Management

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of Project and Risk Management to lead Enterprise Risk Management, architect the risk management framework, and drive governance across a matrixed organization. You will manage a senior team delivering strategic roadmaps, monitoring risk controls, and optimizing reporting tools and GRC processes.

The role combines strategy and execution, requiring executive presence to influence senior stakeholders and a track record of delivering excellence in high-stakes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience.
• At least 8 years of Project Management experience.
• At least 8 years of Risk Management, Audit or Process Quality experience.
• At least 4 years of people leadership experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Certification within discipline (e.g. PMP, Lean, Agile, Data) preferred.
• At least 4 years of Change Management experience.
• Experience working within a Financial Institution.
• Experience working with reporting tools such as Tableau, Quicksights.

Responsibilities

• Empower and lead a high-performing team and impactful team of risk professionals, providing strategic direction, setting objectives, and establishing a culture that fosters quality outcomes and results
• Manage complex, cross functional projects, process and program integrations with consideration for our risk processes and program standards
• Build and maintain a detailed Roadmap, and design, develop, and manage approaches for projects in a dynamic environment, establishing appropriate governance and tools (e.g. project plan, RAID, go-live requirements)
• Champion rigorous project documentation and design standards to mitigate delivery risk and ensure every milestone meets its strategic intent
• Move the needle to advance our reporting and monitoring, implementing cutting-edge tools that provide real-time insights into risk framework and control methodology adherence and application
• Lean into GRC system enhancements, and the integration of AI and automation to streamline control management and testing protocols.
• Build collaborative relationships and partner cross-functionally with Stakeholders, and other projects and programs, to provide strategic thought partnership to effectively drive delivery

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

GRC tools

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience

Master’s degree

Tools

Tableau

Quicksights

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of Project and Risk Management to lead Enterprise Risk Management, architect the risk management framework, and drive governance across a matrixed organization. You will manage a senior team delivering strategic roadmaps, monitoring risk controls, and optimizing reporting tools and GRC processes.

The role combines strategy and execution, requiring executive presence to influence senior stakeholders and a track record of delivering excellence in high-stakes